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J. B. THOMPSON.

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',APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1, 1910.

9885747. Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

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J. B. THOMPSON. BROODER.

I APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1910. 988,747. Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

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J. B. THOMPSON. I BROODER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1910.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

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Speeificatioii of Lette rs ratenti i mant A r. 4,1911.

. application filed Au ust 1; 1910. seriallnaps'zase'z'.

I 3e'it known that LJOHN B. THoMPson, a clt zen of the United States, residing at Arlberg,in the county of; Stone and State of Arkansas, have invented 'certain new and useful Improvements in Brooders, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

,This invention relates to brooders and has for ts ob ee t' to reduce a simpleand' 1n ex p'ensive device this character and to mi- Another'object is to providea brooder having a new and novel heating means a steady and even circulation of heat may jbedistributed throughout the brooder, said brooder having an improved hoverer arranged therein to provide a soft covering against which the chicks may nestle whereby the liability of them crowding togethe'r and suffocating is eliminated.

interior of the brooder.

' A further object resides in the provision of an improved lamp support arranged exteriorly of'the brooder, said lamp being adapted to heat water in a suitable reservoir, and means for conductlng the heated water through suitable A still further object is to provide a brooder having a cold air compartment arranged -at one end thereof, said end of the brooder being open so that the chicks may have access to said compartment.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in'which Figurel is a'perspective view of a brooder constructed in accordance with my invention, the top thereof being removed; Fig. 2

-'is avertical longitudinal section; Fig. 3 is a section "taken on the line 3-'3 of Fig.2; Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;.Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the hovering member removed; and Fig. 6 is aplan view of a slightly modified arrangement of the heating pi es.

Referring more articular y to the drawings 5 indicates a rame. To three sides of pipes or ducts to the this frame sheet metal plates '6 are secured. A The bottqm ofthe' frame is open-and rests directly upon the grou'nd'oifiup'on a removable sheet metalf-flooring if it' is" desired-topreferably formed of. a plurality of strips of material .nailedtogether, and to the upper 'st-r-ips-thepieces of fabric 8, preferably wool,

are secured and cover the sheet metal sides 6. This soft fleecy'ma'te'rial prevents con tact of the bodies of the chicks with the cold sidesof the brooder, .The piece" of fabric 8 extending across the front of the brooder has its free lower edge cut to provide a plurality of tabs 9 between which the chicks may extend their heads. into the comparatively cool atmosphere outside ofthe casing of the brooder. I

The front end of the brooder has hinged to its oppositesides the doors 10. These doors are arcuatc'in plan and when brought 1 together, as shown in Fig. 3, they form a substantially semi-circular inclosure. To one of the doors a double hook 11 is pivoted,- the hooks 11 and 11 of which are adapted to engage in'an eye 12 secured to the other door. A removable top13 is rovided for this exterior compartment and 1s preferabl constructed of sheet metal and formed witi a flange 13 having an aperture in each end for engagement with the hooks 14 secured in the frame of the brooder. 'In moderate weather this cover may be removed. When the hook 11 is ,enga ed in the eye/12, the

doors 10 are drawn 0 osely together to pre-' vent the escape of the chicks rom the cold air compartment, while the free slitted lower end of thefabric lining 8 secured across the front end of the brooder will permit the chicks to freely pass from the heated interior to the comparativel cold exterior compartment. \Vhen the ot ier ofthe hooks 11 is engaged with the eye 12, the ends 'of the doors will be slightly separated, ,as shown in Fig. 1,.so as to permit the chicks to pass through said doors to the outside.

If a hen is being used, she will be kept a prisoner in the brooder, the space between sag or depend ..from the; frame members engagement in the recesses 19v formed in the allow her topass therethrough.

the ends of the doors-being insufficient to against the" end of the brooder. This casing .-consists simply of three side members and The v lamp' receiving opening is adapted to be. '[closed at, its top .by means of a. removable Ahovering member 1s supported in the upperend jof, the brooder' v-fra,1n e and com 5 prises a rectangular frame .to ,whlch are se- 'cure'dthe depending hovercurtains 16.;- These curtains are "cut or 's litted similar to the front. lining {fabric 8, and a sheet 0f 1 ,ffabric I'Z- is also -sccured"to the .members of the hovering frameand-isofsuch sizeas' to into thembroo'der. Thisfabric sheet 17 serves to retainthe heat Within the gbrooder which thrown-off from-thejbodies of the chicks {so that" when the temperatu'reis compara-- tively'ji'nild, theQ-nS'ejOf artificial, heating means. is renderediiinnecessaryb To opposite" ,1 sides .ofthe hovering frame the rods 18 are secured and have theiriendsl extended upwardly and outward-1y; as shown at .18", for

" upper-edge s;of the brooderframe. In this i manner the 'hoveringmember is supported ='v vithin' the-brooder andfniaybe jeasily and quickly removed vvhen d'esired. Tothe fab temperature of the broader 'may be deter hover-curtains IGare of very soft-and fieecy [material song-that the chicks may' nestle against the. same. andbe" closely covered by I the. slittedendssofthe curtains; The danger is thus avoided) In "extremely cold weather,

tionalfhe'ating. means for the breeder. iHeretoforei'lamps have; been-: .;arra11ged Withinthebrooder,inc1osed insuitable-fljcas iiigs, but the finnesfof the oil which i'ar el c: {emitted from 'the-lamp often cause the" death v .o f1arge' 'nnmberss-of; the-chicks; In order to obviategreat-disadvantage, I provide thenew an'd'novel heating means which will "in parallel relation and provide a Water space between them in'v'vhich the Water to be heated is poured through an {inlet spout23 :prov'ided in the' top of the casing. This -i nlet, spout -may be closed by means ofa. suitable cap threaded thereon. Spaced ver-' tica'lcylindrical openings-24 are formed be to tiveen theinner Walls. of the "casing and are connected bymeans of the transverse -passage 25 .g One of the "openings '24 is adapted V torecemealamp '26 which is supported upon j abase board27- carriedby-a casing 28 which ric sheet; 17a thernioineter' QO may-bese- "=1 ,curedj and by simply. "lifting the top 7,:the

mined. at a glance so that the heat; supplied gthereto may; .be regulated accordingly; The:

of the" chicks massing-together in one place for Warmth and possible suffocation of'numk here .of thechicks as a consequencethereofv however, it-is necessary to provide addi- A0 surrounds the Water reservoir and abuts is open both at its top and bottom.

closure plate 29 held thereon in the guides. 30 extending over the upper end of said openingi The other of the openings 24: is

closed'at' its bottom anda frusto-conical ex- I ducted' from the heater above the same through this frusto-conical extension; The

.zdang'er of, these fumes circulating around he' brooder-or entering beneath the cover is thereby eliminated. A duct or' -pipe 32-is arranged in'the up per, end of the-broodcr frame and-rests upon sage .25."bet\'veen the openings 24 and con-['- the hovering 1' niemben thereby serving. to

retain thefhovering member ii -position by its Weight; This water receiving pipe is preferably rectangular in formand- 'adja cent to its ends'isi 'connect'ed by means-of the short pipes-33 with the annular' iwaterf space formed, in the heater.- Thus, as th'e k 'water is heated .it circulates through said .pipes and distributes its heat evenly Within" J the top of the broOderQ This heat does not communicate directly with the bodies of the chicks but through the hovering curtains and the felt lining of the brooder, thereby simulating as nearly as possible the natural Warinthof a hens body,

. It will-be noted that the rearkupper'edge of the frame of the-brooder is recessed to I through is consequently heated to the highest Thus, a con- I receive the short'pipes 33,-oneof said pipes i communicating with the ,waterf reservoir at one end While .the other pipe connects therewith at the opposite end of the heater. The first named pipe is disposed in line with the heating lainpand the Water'passing there stant circulation ofthe Water through the pipes 32 and 83 .to the heater is maintained.

The degree to which the Water is heated may be regulated by adjusting'the Wick of v the lamp'and moving the closure plate 29 .arrangedon the upper end of the opening 24 above the lamp to open or close said 'openingto'a greater or less degree. A brooder constructed as above described is adapted to house sixty-four chicks and I would preferably employ the arrange ment of heating pipes shown in'Fig. 6. In

this'form of the device the outer heating pipes 31 have arranged Within the'sanie a second smaller water conducting series iof pipes 3 L.- These l'ast named pipes are con- -nected at oppositejpoints-by means of the pipes35 with the outer pipe frame which in turn is connected to the heater as previously 7 described in the main form of-the. device.

This arrangement of' thepipes will furnish ampleheatfor alarge sized brooder and distribute the samefevenly throughout the interiOrthereofQ a a From the foregoing it will beseen that I have. devised .afvery novel and elficient brooder whereby the chicks may be warmly sired,;though'of course, it will be understood that the primary object of the inven-, him is to pro'vlde'means for properly heating the brooder whereby the necessity of uslng the hen for mothering the chicks is eliminated. Thev brooder is very simply constructed .and may be manufactured at a i comparatively low cost. It is also highly durablein operation and requires but little care and attention as it is capable of being 'quickly and thoroughly cleaned and thus kept at all times in a sanitary condition.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it willtbe understood that the same is susceptible of manyv minor modifications without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A brooder comprising a casing having an open side, a fabric lining for said casing, said lining at the open side of the casing being slitted topermit access thereto, acompartment arranged exteriorly of the casing and associated with the] front open side thereof, a hovering member supported in the upper end of the casing and depending into the same, heat distributing means arranged in the casing above the hovering member and means for supplying a heating medium to the distributing means.

2. A brooder comprising a rectangular frame structure, sheet metal plates covering three sides of, said structure, the other side thereof being open, a hovering member rcmovably, supported on said frame structure and depending into the brooder between the sides thereof, heat distributing pipes arranged above said hovering member, a

water reservoir arranged exteriorly of the brooder, plpes connecting said reservoir to the'heat distributing pipes and a heating element associated with said reservoir to heat the water thereinl 3.'A brooder comprising arectangular leasing open on one side, doors hinged to doors toform an exterior compartment, removable cover on the open end of the brooder extending above said doors ahover ing member removably supported in the brooder and spaced from the sides thereof, heat distributing pipes arrangedabove the hovering member, a a water reservoir arranged exteriorly of the brooder, connections between said pipes and reservoir, a casing mclosmg the reservoir, and aheat ng element associatedwith said reservoir' to heat open end of said casing, means for securin said doors together to form an exterior col air compartment, a removable cover extending' over said doors, a. hovering member supported within the casin said member comprising a frame dispose in spaced relation to the sides of the casing, hovering curtains secured to the frame slitted at their lower ends, and a hinged cover for said casin one side, a fabric lining for said casing, said lining at the open side'of'the casin being slitted at .its lower, end, doors hinge to the open side. of said casin means for securin said doors together to form an exterior col air compartment, a removable cover extending over said doors, a hovering member supported within the casing, heat distributing means arranged in the casin water heatin means disposed exteriorly o thecas'ing an connected to said-distributing means, and a hinged cover for said casing,

'6. A brooder comprising a casing open on one side, a fabric lining for said casing extending on. all sides thereof, said lining being slitted at the open side of the casing, a hovering member removably supported in the casing, heat distributing pipes arranged above said member, a water reservoir arranged exteriorly of the casing, pipes connecting said reservoir to the heat distributin pipes at opposite ends thereof, a

casing or said water reservoir, said reservoirhaving spaced vertical openings therein, a lamp supported by said casing and positioned in oneof said openings, said openings being connected by a passage, an adjustable closure for the lamp opening, the other of said openings having a closed bottom and an extension at its top adapted to exhaust the fumes from the lamp,

and a hinged cover for said casin I 7. A brooder comprising a casing open onone side, doorshmged to the open side of said casing, means for securin said doors together to form an exterior cold alr compartment, a hovermg member removably brooder comprising a casingopen on being 'saes,747

suspended within 1511;; casing, and-heat disend and hot water pipes ,rem ovably arti'ibuting means removably arranged above rangedwithin said casing.

the hovering member. In testimony whereof I. hereunto affix my 8. A brooder comprising a casing open on signatl lre in the presence of two witnesses. 5 one'side, a cold air compartment arranged OHN B. THOMPS()N.

'on the open side 015 thGlJI'OQdGl, a fabric WVitnesses: lining for said casing, said lining at the open J. E. CROZIER, side of the casing being slitted at its lower E. A. GAMBLE.

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